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Gordon Highlanders capture a Boer Battery crew
British Army Gordon Highlanders capture a Boer battery crew in the battlefield during the Second Boer War. Dutch burghers (or “citizen-soldiers”) man two two Creusot guns in the foreground. The Gordon Highlanders, wearing traditional Scottish kilts, approach the Boer battery rapidly and sweeping them. The Boer battery retreats, deserting their guns, as they are being chased by the Gordon Highlanders.
Boer cavalry waving their sabers in front of the camera
Boer Army cavalry charging from a distance in the battlefield during the Second Boer War. As they charge closer, the cavalry troops wave their sabers in front and close to the camera. A man stands in the middle of the field. Horses partially obstruct the view.
British Gordon Highlanders fight Boer cavalry troops in the Battle of Mafeking
A company of British Army Gordon Highlanders preparing for a charge on the Boer entrenchments seen in the distance in the Battle of Mafeking during the Second Boer War. Two pieces of artillery have just been placed in position by the Boer troops, and the artillery immediately open fire upon the approaching Highlanders. The Highlanders charge after several volleys from the Boer battery. A troop of Boer Cavalry attack the advancing Highlanders on the flank. All but one of the artillery crew retreats except for a deserter who is shot by a Boer cavalryman. Boer cavalry and Gordon Highlanders engage in hand-to-hand combat in the battlefield. A cavalryman falls mortally wounded from his horse, who walks off the field with an empty saddle.
English lancers charging and capture a Boer battery at the Modder River
A Boer battery fire the two large field artillery pieces immediately in the foreground. English lancers advance as urged by their officers at the Modder River during the Second Boer War. The British troops overrun the Boer battery. Some of the Boer soldiers fall dead or wounded in the field. Soldiers wave a flag.
Moroccan Goums (Gourmiers Marocains--native Moroccan tribesmen soldiers under French command)
Mountains are seen in Morocco. French officers inspect a small contingent of Goums in formation.. These were known as "Gourmiers Marocains," a name Americanized to "Goums" by U.S. soldiers during WWII. The patterns on their flowing coats indicate their tribal affiliations.
Naval mine laying by air in North African coast of Morocco.
An aerial view of North African coast of Morocco during World War 2. French fliers in aircraft above waters off Morocco. Aerial views of breakwater. An Italian submarine is spotted, on the surface, inside the three-mile limit of French Moroccan coast. A French destroyer races to intercept the errant submarine before it can retreat beyond the 3-mile limit. However the submarine manages to safely exit French Moroccan waters.
